St Paul’s Cathedral

Architecture

View of the White House, home to the US President

When was the White House built – and why is it white?

Frogmore Cottage and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Your history guide to Frogmore Cottage: who has lived there before?

A landscape image shows a grey and orange stone wall in a semi-circle shape, overlooking a large hill range and a blue sky. On either side of it there are trees

Kavita Puri's hidden histories: the enduring appeal of archaeological sites.

Many brightly coloured teacups with triangular handles sit on top of a white table. To the left, one of them is being picked up. The person is wearing a green bracelet on the arm they are using to hold the cup

Designs for life: the lasting impact of Art Deco.

A photo of a group of pyramids against a clear blue sky.

General ancient history

Wanderlust: Bettany Hughes on the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

A hand in the top right corner is rubbing out the picture on a scroll of paper. Four historical characters watch on and try to stay out of his way

Michael Wood on the struggle of memory against forgetting | "Place names are signposts to the past".

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Michelangelo: the Renaissance polymath who transformed Western art

Ancient Egyptian pyramids against a purple starry sky

ConspiracyWere the pyramids built by aliens?

St Paul's Cathedral photographed through the smoke after a night when the German air force bombed London

Second World War

"War's greatest picture"? Inside the night St Paul's Cathedral survived the Blitz

Secrets of medieval churches.

The golden age of the country house.

Video podcastHidden labs, sex gardens & torture attics: secrets of British royal palaces.

The Crystal Palace burns down in December 1936

Q&AThe Crystal Palace was constructed of iron and glass – so how and why did it burn down?

Video podcastChaos & violence in country houses.

Howard with his dad in front of a blue plaque.

My life in historyBlue plaques historian at English Heritage.

Regency Masterclass, with Dr Lizzie Rogers.

VideoRegency culture.

The Royal Pavilion in Brighton

Visiting Brighton Royal Pavilion, the Prince Regent's decadent getaway.

QuizIntroduction to the Regency.

Video podcastGeorgian grand houses: the forgotten women who built them.

Georgian grand houses: the forgotten women who built them.

The head and upper body of a monumental statue of Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, which has been exhibited at the British Museum, London, since the 19th century (Photo by World History Archive/Alamy Stock Photo)

Was Ramesses II the greatest pharaoh of ancient Egypt?.

Low angle view of the Westminster Abbey

Why are British monarchs traditionally crowned in Westminster Abbey?.

Professor David Carpenter discusses the history of Westminster Abbey

Video podcast | David Carpenter on history of Westminster Abbey.

Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd, Wales. (Photo by Getty Images)

Tales of romanceThe historical love stories behind 5 British castles.

An illustration of the Great Fire of London, c1675. St Paul's Cathedral is seen in flames (Photo by Museum of London/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

What if...The Great Fire of London never happened?.

Castles: from mighty fortresses to fantastical palaces.

The George Inn at Norton St Philip

General History

In search of Britain’s oldest pub

Geometric pavers, colourful doors and gingerbread trim on a pair of Victorian terrace houses

Snuffers, scrapers and murder-holes: walking through the history of the front door.

Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, 15 April 2019. Yet despite the devastation, the fire is “not the worst chapter in its 850-year history”, argues Dr Emily Guerry. (Patrick Anidjar/AFP/Getty Images)

Notre-Dame fire"It's extraordinary what has survived"